WLTH

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WLTH
WLTH 1370AM logo.jpg
Frequency 1370 kHz
BrandingWea-LTH Radio
Programming
Format Community radio
Ownership
OwnerWLTH Radio
History
First air date
November 5, 1950
Former call signs
WGRY (1949-1964)
Call sign meaning
WeaLTH
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 38402
Class D
Power 1,000 watts day
9 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
41°34′17″N87°19′2″W / 41.57139°N 87.31722°W / 41.57139; -87.31722
Translator(s) 92.7 W224EA (Gary)
Links
Public license information
Website wlthradio.com

WLTH (1370 AM) is a radio station in Gary, Indiana east of the Chicago metropolitan area. It is owned by Michilliana Broadcasting, LLC. [2] [3] The station's current format is soul music and African-American talk radio.

Notable radio alumni of WLTH include Steve King (later of WLS, and now with WGN); Felicia Middlebrooks (retired from WBBM); Michael King (now with WXIA-TV); Tommy Williams (later of WSCR); Dinahlynn Biggs over 38 years on air with more than 500,000 listeners of the popular show:The Dinahlynn Biggs Show until June 2017 now on Chicago Radio, R.Veronica Williams (later with Chicago Public Radio WBEZ 91.5 FM later of Radio-One Indianapolis WLTC AM 1310 "The Light"/106.7 WTLC-FM.

In September 2013, the station changed its location from Merrillville, Indiana, to its original city of Gary- specifically, 478 Broadway and then moved to 115 W. 5th Avenue in 2016.

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References

  1. "Facility Technical Data for WLTH". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. "The Indiana Radio Archive | Companies | WLTH Radio, Inc".
  3. "Marshall plan: Sell WLTH | Radio & Television Business Report". 18 October 2013.